Have you ever damaged a notebook LCD because your backpack was stuffed ?

Have you ever damaged a notebook LCD because your backpack was stuffed, and things were pressing on the lid ?

 

Yes, but then again it was the TiBook (Titanium Apple PowerBook). Never tried on any "harder" or tougher computers.
I think it really depends on how big your computer is and how solidly built it is.
Oh, and depending if it's a sharp hard corner and not a sweater pressing into the screen-backing.

 

not yet.. I rarely take my computer out, but when I do it's..

My back|back of bag|books|laptop|books|sweater/other stuff|front of bag|world

 

If you have tons of stuff in your bag, i recommend getting a laptop sleeve. I carry all sorts of odds and ends in my backpack, from books, dremels, small transmissions, metal, plastics, books, stuff for architecture class, etc. At the start of last year I noticed that this stuff would scratch the lid of my notebook with just a short walk. I bought a Tom Binh laptop sleeve and from then on I do not think I had a scratch in 2 years. Most sleeve's have plastic panels in them so that they do not put excessive pressure on your laptop. You should check them out, because I know that if you put alot of pressure on your screen you will brake it.

K-TRON

 

I was hoping I wouldn't see this thread today, as I am traveling on vacation with my laptop in my backpack in the back jammed up against all the luggage...

 

May be you could try a neoprene sleeve. I've read great comments about these. I bought one and i will receive it in a few days. I don't want my laptop to be scratched in the padded backpack. It's too expensive to for it to be scratched.

 

Most sleeves do not have plastic panels, but even then, plastic panels dont work all that well. Basically, the hard sided structure needs to eb such that the pressure is transmitted to the sides, then to the surface below, like a wooded box. Having just a plastic sheeting is like putting your laptop in between two slabs of wood --- it give protectio against impacts, but not against pressure --- the presure is still transmitted to the laptop.

I think thats how i damaged the LCD of my T43P After my trip, the LCD colors became nonuniform, like due to pressure damage

 

I have a Tom Binh sleeve, maybe a 5 yr old model. When you look at it in section, you can feel two C channel plastic pieces which run up the entire sleeve. This is a great move because it compresses to 2" thick in advent of a ton of pressure on the sleeve.
Other sleeve makers should do that because it is a very effective way of protecting ones laptop.

K-TRON

 

You mean the key printed on the screen? Yeah >_> Next laptop, I'll keep the plastic that is between the screen and keyboard out of the box.

 

Nope but I cracked the plastic chassis on one corner of the laptop during its long transit back from the US last summer. Its superficial luckily.

 

i've never damaged the screen and I put my laptop in the back of one of those Targus backpacks...with the front compartments absolutely full. maybe 30lbs of stuff.

then again, I never lay the back such that all the weight is on the laptop anyway.

 

Not yet and hopefully I won't. Even though I don't transport it too much I always try that my backpack has a decent protection, when I'm buying it.

 

So far, no problem.

I try to make a point of placing the notebook so that there is a flat object (eg writing pad) next to the screen and not any hard lump (eg power adaptor).

John

 

haven't and hopefully won't ever. I just bought a zeroshock III for some protection, but I would just think you have to be careful to not have any damage from pressure, such as loading up a ton of books

 

No wonder my big brother was really angry when I used his laptop as a desk and placed my studying materials... I never imagined that the LCD is that sensitive to pressure.